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Cheap A+ classes
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Schadenfroh
Elite Member
dont take the class, dont study
get drunk instead
walk in, take test, pass it, go home happy
get drunk instead
walk in, take test, pass it, go home happy
imported_LoKe
Lifer
My brother got a couple video's for A+, I mean, I don't know what they are, but he has them. Just get some of those. ^_^
I took the A+ Cert Exams, and CCNA Cert Exam a few years ago in HS. The CCNA exam was exponentially more difficult than the A+ exam, and looking back on it now, the CCNA exam wasn't even that hard compared to college classes.
The A+ Cert is an entry-level, basic certification. Simple as that.
the A+ does teach you useful information. i recently ran into a problem at work that dealt with the loading of a PXE device boot loader (don't worry, that's not A+ material). it kept running into errors that are attributed to config.sys, autoexec.bat, himem.sys, and emm386.exe. do you know what those files are? do you know what they do? do you want to sound like an idiot when the intern asks you what those files are and you don't know?
it's really not so "simple" stuff. the hardware stuff is beneficial -- IRQ interrupt issues arise all the time in an administrative work environment, and the software stuff definitely teaches you information about your OS that you wouldn't even know about unless you studied it or had some hands-on work experience with it -- but still, A+ gives you a very good detailed explanation that basically covers "everything you needed to know but were afraid to ask."
reading a book is definitely helpful and will probably have you certified. you don't really need the hands-on experience for A+ (although working with hardware installs may help), but you might want hands-on for something like an MCP (prerequisite to MCSE) in win2k3 server administration.
it's really not so "simple" stuff. the hardware stuff is beneficial -- IRQ interrupt issues arise all the time in an administrative work environment, and the software stuff definitely teaches you information about your OS that you wouldn't even know about unless you studied it or had some hands-on work experience with it -- but still, A+ gives you a very good detailed explanation that basically covers "everything you needed to know but were afraid to ask."
reading a book is definitely helpful and will probably have you certified. you don't really need the hands-on experience for A+ (although working with hardware installs may help), but you might want hands-on for something like an MCP (prerequisite to MCSE) in win2k3 server administration.
Had I taken it 10 years ago, the A+ would have been a cake walk. I'm currently in process cramming for it and there's a bunch of sticklers, especially on the OS side of things that can really kill your score.
10 years ago when I first started messing around with this stuff I was writing my own boot disks and working in DOS on a daily basis. Plus all you had to worry about was Win95 (or 3.1) and DOS on the OS side of the eam.
Now you have to know the differences between 95, 98, ME, 2000, NT 4.0, XP and DOS. When was the last time you worked with a config.sys or autoexec.bat file and knew what lines you would encounter in each of those files?
Trying to remember the ways of navigating to different settings under each OS can get difficult when you don't have the desktop sitting right in front of you.
Little things like just changing the computer name in each OS are slightly different. Or knowing the exact path you go through to get to the TCP/IP properties under each OS can get tricky.
The hardware part is just memorization (IRQ's, cable types, connector types, I/O addresses, ect), but the OS side has really gotten increasingly difficult because of so many legacy questions lingering around on the test still.
It's actually sad that I have to take the thing. There's so many people applying for jobs at the moment that something as trivial as the A+ exams (or the network+, ect) are just one more way to weed out apps. If you don't have it, you don't even get a chance for an interview.
codeyf
Lifer
If you go to cramsession.com, you can buy discounted vouchers.
😉 Figured someone ought to actually answer your question, as opposed to debate how worth an A+ cert is.
On a side note, my card came in the mail yesterday (woo hoo). My work paid for a week long class, of which I slept through most of it. The day of the test(s), I spent about an hour reviewing before each. You need about 60% to pass.
the OS isn't hard per se, but it is "quirky". That's as best as I can describe it. vi_edit is on the money in that the "difficulty" lies in the fact that you now have to know some of the subtle differences between 7 different OS's.
😉 Figured someone ought to actually answer your question, as opposed to debate how worth an A+ cert is.
On a side note, my card came in the mail yesterday (woo hoo). My work paid for a week long class, of which I slept through most of it. The day of the test(s), I spent about an hour reviewing before each. You need about 60% to pass.
the OS isn't hard per se, but it is "quirky". That's as best as I can describe it. vi_edit is on the money in that the "difficulty" lies in the fact that you now have to know some of the subtle differences between 7 different OS's.
plastick
Golden Member
Do the questions change much on the tests? I ask because I have been going to Techiwarehouse.com and looking at the FAQ and tutorials for the A+ exam.. im only using these to get an idea of what the tests are like and to review..
I also have some cd's from my college class books from when I took computer classes.. they actually have Comptia A+ cert practice tests and stuff..
i suppose using these 2 sources and just reviewing my books, I should be able to do well yes?
I bought 2 vouchers for the test @ http://www.getcertify4less.com for $170
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